British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
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‘Bunch of idiots’: Relatives of victim query psychiatric releases, but lawyers urge cautionThe sister of a B.C. man who was murdered and dismembered by a friend in 2010 said the “system is broken” and it “desperately needs a change.”CrimeSep 16, 2023
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CSIS gathered info on peaceful anti-oil groups, but only in pursuit of threats: watchdogCanada's spy service collected some information about peaceful anti-petroleum groups, but only incidentally in the process of investigating legitimate threats to projects such as oil pipelines, says a long-secret federal watchdog report.CanadaDec 18, 2018
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Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on anti-pipeline activistsThe federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists.CanadaOct 31, 2018
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‘Loss of faith’ from spy allies possible if Canada proceeds with court disclosure: CSE officialClose allies will curb or even halt the flow of intelligence to the Communications Security Establishment if the electronic spy agency is forced to spill its closely guarded secrets in open court, argues a senior CSE official.CanadaJun 3, 2016
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Despite popularity, majority of Canadians haven’t seen or read stories on terror bill: pollSupport for the Conservatives’ contentious anti-terrorism bill may poll high among Canadians, but do the backers know what they’re standing behind? Perhaps not.CanadaFeb 19, 2015
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